The week of November 18 - 22 is Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week in the WRDSB. One of the feature activities of the week is the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council's T.H.I.N.K. campaign. In my last post - Social Media in the Classroom, I mentioned that I was involved in creating the Teacher Toolkit for this campaign. The toolkit will be distributed to schools in paper form, but the activities are now posted online at this link > http://www.preventingcrime.ca/think. From there, you will see 2 tabs - one to the Teacher Toolkit and a second to Resources. Please use and share these ideas!!
Many of the activities in the toolkit involve the students engaging in the purposeful use of Social Media. The activities are varied and are adaptable to many grade levels and subject areas. They are useful, not only during this week, but anytime!
I thought it would also be useful to share more about some of the other plans for Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week. The information below is an excerpt from the WRDSB System Memo, dated Oct. 11. There are some great ways to get your students involved!
Many of the activities in the toolkit involve the students engaging in the purposeful use of Social Media. The activities are varied and are adaptable to many grade levels and subject areas. They are useful, not only during this week, but anytime!
I thought it would also be useful to share more about some of the other plans for Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week. The information below is an excerpt from the WRDSB System Memo, dated Oct. 11. There are some great ways to get your students involved!
This year schools are encouraged to get involved in any or all of the following activities:
STAND UP
The “Stand Up” Campaign through PREVNet http://www.prevnet.ca/projects/family-channel-standup. This website contains Teacher, Student and Parent resources to educate about bullying, encouraging inclusiveness, respect, the importance of standing up, and includes daily activities for Bullying Awareness Week 2013.
THINK
The “THINK” Campaign in Waterloo Region http://www.preventingcrime.ca/think. Rubber bands with a THINK imprint, specially sized to fit around a cell phone will be available for students in Grades 7 – 12. Posters will be provided to all schools. We encourage schools to take the “THINK Pledge”. Information about the THINK Campaign will be uploaded onto the Board and school websites. A digital citizenship toolkit, containing lesson plans and activities is being developed centrally and will be provided to every school in the near future.
DIGITAL ETIQUETTE
A Poster Competition is being hosted by WRDSB, WCDSB, Waterloo Region Police Services and the Crime Prevention Council on Online Etiquette. Submissions can cover a variety of topics, such as cyberbullying, identity theft, plagiarism, social media, privacy settings, etc. Prizes include $250 cash for the school and gift cards from sponsors. Information and guidelines about this competition will be provided to every school in the near future and posted up onto the Board and School websites.
SHOWCASE YOUR SCHOOL INITATIVE(S)
Many schools have activities and events planned for Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week. If you would like to highlight activities and/or events taking place at your school on the WRDSB website, please email your details and pictures to Lynsey Meikle at lynsey_meikle@wrdsb.on.ca or send by Twitter to @wrdsb.
STAND UP
The “Stand Up” Campaign through PREVNet http://www.prevnet.ca/projects/family-channel-standup. This website contains Teacher, Student and Parent resources to educate about bullying, encouraging inclusiveness, respect, the importance of standing up, and includes daily activities for Bullying Awareness Week 2013.
THINK
The “THINK” Campaign in Waterloo Region http://www.preventingcrime.ca/think. Rubber bands with a THINK imprint, specially sized to fit around a cell phone will be available for students in Grades 7 – 12. Posters will be provided to all schools. We encourage schools to take the “THINK Pledge”. Information about the THINK Campaign will be uploaded onto the Board and school websites. A digital citizenship toolkit, containing lesson plans and activities is being developed centrally and will be provided to every school in the near future.
DIGITAL ETIQUETTE
A Poster Competition is being hosted by WRDSB, WCDSB, Waterloo Region Police Services and the Crime Prevention Council on Online Etiquette. Submissions can cover a variety of topics, such as cyberbullying, identity theft, plagiarism, social media, privacy settings, etc. Prizes include $250 cash for the school and gift cards from sponsors. Information and guidelines about this competition will be provided to every school in the near future and posted up onto the Board and School websites.
SHOWCASE YOUR SCHOOL INITATIVE(S)
Many schools have activities and events planned for Bullying Prevention and Awareness Week. If you would like to highlight activities and/or events taking place at your school on the WRDSB website, please email your details and pictures to Lynsey Meikle at lynsey_meikle@wrdsb.on.ca or send by Twitter to @wrdsb.
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